The following article was posted on Facebook written by undisclosed source on Australia day in response to Richard Di Natales suggestion that the Lords prayer be removed from the daily opening of Parliament. This summarizes the essence of one of our objectives which is to communicate the immense christian heritage we are currently benefiting from in society. The very foundation of Australia that fosters “mateship” in our culture is steeped in Biblical commandments like “love your neighbour as yourself”. About 80% of welfare agencies in Australia were founded by Christians and are still maintained by people who think this way. Christians began Melbourne’s first welfare, hospitals, orphanages, emergency accommodation, aged care. They began mechanics institutes, savings banks, libraries, benevolent societies, RSPCA, The Age and The Argus. The first schools in Australia were started by our Christians and only decades later were given over by the State as the responsibility of taxpayers—on the proviso that the Bible will always taught in our schools—a promise that is slowly being eroded . We are a nation that has developed policies and laws that are the same for any culture that lives amongst us. But we are not a Godless nation, nor do we deny the backbone of the Christian principals that made us one of the most livable places on earth. Everything that made Australia great has come from a culture that has its foundation steeped in the Bible and the 10 commandments.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:32:53 +0000
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